http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/base-metals Base Metals - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metal-markets/1383560?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Copper prices fell Monday on continued concerns by investors that China could tighten its monetary policy again soon in response to higher inflation.The worries come on the possibility that changes in policy could hurt demand for copper even though d... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:03:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metal-markets/1383560?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/goldseek/1383003?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 GATA Chairman Bill Murphy was formally invited Friday by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to speak at its meeting in Washington on Thursday, March 25, to examine futures and options trading in the precious and base metals markets.... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:53:42 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/goldseek/1383003?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/miningmx-headlines/1382630?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Politically-linked individuals are in a deal at ASA Metals, which is majority owned by China's Sinosteel. It is reported Julius Malema, who demands nationalisation of mines, is trying to divert attention away from the controversial deal.... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:02:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/miningmx-headlines/1382630?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1382365?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Ken Reser was one of the first to start writing about molybdenum when most investors still had trouble spelling the word, back in 2005. Around that same time, Ken realized the potential of another metal of vital importance to economies around the wor... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:26:05 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1382365?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1382367?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Magnesium prices in Europe went up further today to reach $2,950/mt, market sources say. Lower price deals continued trading around $2,850/mt.Magnesium 99.9% FOB China remained at $2650-2750/mt.... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:18:54 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1382367?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1382368?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Avanco Resources has commenced a 2,000m diamond drilling program at its 100% owned Touro Nickel Project in the Carajas Province of Brazil. The drilling programme will test the coincident nickel, platinum and Induced Polarisation (IP) anomalous trends... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:11:14 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1382368?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1382369?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Commercial Metals Co. said it expects to post a net loss of $1.50 to $1.60 a share for the fiscal second quarter ended Feb. 28. This second quarter has been particularly difficult due to a combination of continued weak end-use demand in the nonreside... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:03:52 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1382369?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1382371?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 The global economic downturn has disrupted the supply/demand fundamentals in the tantalum market in a way that may prove very beneficial to junior miners operating in conflict-free zones.Shrinking demand for electronics brought on by the 2008 recessi... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:56:02 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1382371?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1381365?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Magnesium prices in Europe rose this week to $2,800-2,900/mt, market participants said. Any further price increase may be capped by low prices for Russian material and slack demand, traders were quoted as saying.... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:21:43 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1381365?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1381374?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 A Rs. 170 crore titanium sponge plant in Kollam is expected to be commissioned in July, making India the fifth producer in the world of what is considered the metal of the 21st century and which has immense space and defence applications.Being funded... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:36:48 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1381374?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1381375?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Boris Bronneberg, Source Montan HandelsIn Europe, the markets are pretty strong and the prices are pretty high. Demand isn't huge but the Chinese have shown more demand than we expected coming out of the Chinese New Year. There is an expected low rig... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:33:29 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1381375?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metal-markets/1381362?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Base metals prices were mixed Thursday, with copper up on new demand concerns and aluminium higher on an 8-month low in stockpiles while other prices fell.Three-month copper added $24 to $7,464 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange, while April cont... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:01:26 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metal-markets/1381362?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mess-that-greenspan-made/1380791?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 China Daily reports that consumer prices rose to a 16-month high in February, up 2.7 percent from a year ago, while producer prices are now rising at a 5.4 percent annual rate. This follows reports yesterday that, despite recent efforts to cool their... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:41:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mess-that-greenspan-made/1380791?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380985?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Torch River Resources Ltd. announced geochemical and geophysical data compilation has identified REE targets on its 100% owned Mount Copeland mineral tenures. From the 2008 drill core samples (West Glacier Zone), a total of 31 select core sample (0.5... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:31:03 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380985?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380988?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Mantis Mineral Corp. has granted an option that allows Fieldex Exploration Inc. to acquire up to a 60 per cent interest in five mining claims at a lithium-tantalum deposit near Cochrane, in northeastern Ontario.Fieldex can earn a 50 per cent of the C... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:16:19 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380988?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380989?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Tantalum capacitor prices have increased 5 10% in recent months, but price should stabilize unless the price of tantalum increases dramatically. Prices increased because suppliers took capacity offline last year during the downturn, but now demand ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:12:36 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380989?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380991?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Thompson Creek Metals said its molybdenum production will drop in 2012 by about 6 million lb, so the company is looking to acquire new assets.The company estimates that its 2011 production levels will be similar to this year, but 2012 output is expec... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:05:25 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380991?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380992?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Antofagasta said group turnover fell 12.2% to $2.962bn in the year to end-December 2009. Cash flows from operations tumbled 54% to $1.167bn and net earnings dropped 60.9% to $667.7m, down 20% excluding exceptionals.The copper miner reported earnings ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:01:31 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380992?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380993?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Sichuan Hanlong Group signed a series of agreements with the U.S.-based General Moly Inc to subscribe for a 25% stake in the Amex-listed firm through subsidiary firm Hanlong (USA) Mining Investment Inc to become the controlling shareholder, according... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:54:37 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380993?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380577?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 World magnesium demand and supply could keep low level through 2010 under slow automobile demand, Greg Patzer, executive VP of International Magnesium Association, said.He added that Chinese magnesium refineries, which represent 80% of the world su... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:38:20 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380577?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380578?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Canadian mining company Sherritt International's joint nickel venture in Cuba broke production records in February, while a second plant's output was 2 percent above plan, official media reported Wednesday. The Pedro Soto Alba plant produced 106 tonn... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:33:21 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380578?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380583?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Magnesium in the Chinese domestic market was slightly down this week, trading between $2,270-2,350/mt EXW China, market sources report.... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:40:10 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380583?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380584?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Copper imports by China, the world's largest consumer, increased 10 percent in February from the previous month on sustained demand.Imports of copper and products were 322,282 metric tons, the General Administration of Customs said today. Still, that... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:34:30 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380584?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380585?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Copper futures closed down at $7,440/mt, aluminium down $26 at $2,231, lead up $49 at $2,289, zinc up $1 at $2,376, nickel down $725 at $21,520, tin up $175 at $17,725.[original]... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:33:10 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380585?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380596?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Since the beginning of the year, the potash market has been tracking a slow route to recovery, and this has some investors crying the blues. Sure, the rebound is a good thing; however, with the impetus in which we have watched the other commodities r... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:49:01 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1380596?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379904?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Matt Trivisonno no stranger to these pages. He has set up a new site to do Real-Time Tracking of the US Economy Using Withholding Tax Revenue: : The Daily Jobs Update.Here s Matt: I m thinking that if payrolls stay flat, the annual growth... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:58:30 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379904?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379819?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Market sources report that prices for ferro-molybdenum (65-70% Mo content) have dropped in Europe to around $41-42/kg Mo.... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:47:15 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379819?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379823?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Minmetals Australia has no plans to restart its Avebury nickel mine, closed in 2008 due to depressed markets, predicting recent gains in nickel prices are unsustainable.[original]... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:22:18 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379823?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379824?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Nickel prices must rise by at least 5 percent for a sustained period to prompt miners to restart more capacity idled by the global economic slowdown, a director of the world's largest producer said on Tuesday.[original]... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:20:07 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379824?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379830?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 5N Plus Inc., a leading producer and provider of high-purity metals and compounds for electronic applications, is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary Firebird Technologies Inc. ( Firebird ) has entered into long-term supply agreement... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:20:11 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379830?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379837?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Palladium is an appealing investment because future jewelry and industrial demand will be strong, Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest palladium producer, told the Reuters Global Mining and Steel Summit.[original]... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:48:43 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379837?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379595?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Minera Andes Inc. announced exploration results from our 100% owned copper project, Los Azules, in San Juan province (Argentina). Exploration commenced in mid-December 2009 and four diamond drills are currently operating on the project.Highlights inc... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:05:30 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379595?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379600?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Yesterday BHP Billiton announced it had signed a deal with an as yet unnamed Japanese steel company to sell its met coal (coking coal) at US$200/t for the period of the second quarter 2010. As the analysts at BA-Merrill Lynch put it this morning, le... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:36:40 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1379600?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metal-markets/1379587?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Copper traded about even at $3.41 per pound in New York in afternoon trade Tuesday, but it added $40 to $7,510 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange.The declines came after inventories in warehouses monitored by the LME dropped 2,700 tonnes on the s... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:55:19 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metal-markets/1379587?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1379175?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Competition in the supermarket industry has been especially ferocious during the recession, as chains have consistently lowered prices to gain market share for cash strapped consumers. For Kroger (KR), the industry s largest US chain, the troubles... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:48:49 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1379175?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1378805?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 LME copper closed at $7,470/mt, having earlier hit $7,629.75/mt. The market overnight, rallied back above $7,600 on the back of sentiment generated by what was going on in Euroland and China ... the jobs data was good as well, said Alex Heath, head ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:36:54 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1378805?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1378589?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Thompson Creek Metals Co Inc looks for pent-up demand or the rebound effect to cause global demand for molybdenum to grow faster in 2010 than the usual 4 to 5 percent pace.Speaking to Reuters Mining and Steel Summit, Chief Executive Kevin Loughrey ... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:29:15 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1378589?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1378596?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 TSX:VGMVirgin Metals Inc. announced that it has completed a private placement of 7,981,818 equity units ( Units ) at a price of $0.055 per Unit resulting in gross proceeds of $439,000 to Virgin Metals. Each Unit consists of one common share of Virgin... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:03:31 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1378596?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1378599?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 As the global economy recovers from the worst recession in 70 years, industrial metals are expected to stay on a recovery path this year, but metal producers warn that the advance may be slow as demand remains shaky.Among the positives for demand are... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:49:26 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1378599?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-trends/1378385?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Sometimes, commodity exchange traded funds (ETFs) all seem to be rising in tandem. Other times, they re all operating on their own distinct trend lines. This could very well be one of those times. Examine a list of the top-performing funds in the l... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:00:49 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-trends/1378385?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1377625?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 I, RobotThe Mauldin TestWho Stole My Nanotech?Water, Water Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to DrinkThe Promise of BiotechDIY-BioRandom TakeawaysHome Again, Cambridge, and CincinnatiWe are in an era of accelerating change, moving toward a future that will be... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:36:18 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1377625?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377425?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Vedanta Resources and Canadian miner HudBay Minerals are believed to be in the mix for the $800m zinc assets of Anglo American which are up for sale.Presentations to interested parties began last week as Anglo's chief executive, Cynthia Carroll, pres... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:01:33 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377425?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377426?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 According to the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, the output of China's 10 types of nonferrous metals exceeded 26 million tonnes in 2009 up 3.99% YoY.- refined copper output reached 4.11 million tonnes- primary aluminium 12.85 million to... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:54:47 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377426?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377227?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 A Chinese firm has agreed to buy a 25 percent equity stake for $80 million and secure other funding designed to fully finance a Nevada molybdenum mine, General Moly Inc. said.Under the agreement, Hanlong (USA) Mining Investment Inc., a wholly owned s... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:17:23 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377227?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377229?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Rare Earth Metals Inc is pleased to announce the resumption of drilling on the Clay-Howells project in northern Ontario. The drill program had been delayed in order to carry out discussions with a First Nations group and the provincial government. Th... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:10:44 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377229?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377232?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Kihabe zinc/lead project, Western Ngamiland, BotswanaLaboratory scale metallurgical test work on core from the Nxuu Zinc/Lead Resource in Botswana has confirmed that zinc recoveries of 93% can be achieved from acid leaching over 12 hours, at 25 deg C... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:59:20 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377232?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377233?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 Hard Creek Nickel Corporation today announced that it has completed an updated positive Preliminary Assessment Study (PA) of the Company's 100% owned Turnagain Nickel Project, located near Dease Lake in British Columbia, Canada. The PA was compiled b... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:54:26 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/metals-place/1377233?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1376986?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 A slew of reports and articles came out today in support of rising prices for steelmaking ingredients, including coking coal, iron ore and Moly. These indicators are bullish for commodity prices.I closely follow iron ore news, and today Companhia Val... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:07:36 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1376986?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1377006?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 We've been keeping a close eye on copper of late. [Feb 2, 2010: Trader Who Called 1996 Crash in Copper Says Prepare for Another - Catastrophe Awaits]Funny thing is, despite rampant inventory build-up, the earthquake in Chile (one of the world's lar... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:43:23 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1377006?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-trends/1377184?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19 If you were among those biting their nails about China s belt-tightening, you may be able to let them grow back. The country said today that they were keeping fiscal policy on the loose side, helping spur demand for metals exchange traded funds (ET... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:00:25 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-trends/1377184?rsstype=populararticles&cid=19